Our clients are currently looking for a Nursery Manager. You will need previous experience in Nursery Management.

Staff are our client’s biggest asset and they are keen to improve, develop and grow our amazing team

About you

An experienced manager with previous leadership experience, you’re a people person who can inspire and motivate everyone from employees to parents and children. In addition to your experience of marketing, people management and financial responsibility, you’ll be a charismatic Early Years practitioner with a sound knowledge of all aspects of child development. You’ll have at least an Early Years Level 3 qualification and will be well versed in Ofsted procedures.

About the role

With overall responsibility for the running of the nursery, you will recruit and manage staff, promote and market the nursery to achieve occupancy targets, take responsibility for the nursery’s budget and be in charge of building maintenance. As Nursery Manager you will of course also build and maintain excellent relationships with the children in your care and their parents, taking an active role in ensuring that nursery life is safe, stimulating and compliant with EYFS, Ofsted and safeguarding requirements.

Your day-to-day tasks would include:

Delivering high standards of care and education, ensuring the effective implementation

Effectively leading and managing of the staff team including recruitment and retention, providing day to day guidance, training and support to all staff.

Keeping yourself and your team up to date on current early childhood thinking/trends, responding to any developments in a proactive way.

Marketing the nursery and engaging with local networking groups to build occupancy.

Managing all day-to-day operations of the nursery.

Having lots of fun!

You will need:

In addition to a full and relevant Level 3 qualification and DBS check, the ideal candidate will also have a higher childcare qualification and/or a management or leadership qualification. Please be aware that candidates who do not have the relevant experience will not be considered.